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San Gregorio de Polanco
City
San Gregorio de Polanco, Uruguay
San Gregorio de PolancoLocation in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°37′0″S 55°50′0″W / 32.61667°S 55.83333°W / -32.61667; -55.83333
Country	Uruguay
Department	Tacuarembó Department
Founded	1853
Population
• Total	3,415
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	45200
Dial plan	+598 4369 (+4 digits)

San Gregorio de Polanco is a small city in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The city is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial Rincón del Bonete Lake and along Route 43, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó. Route 43 passes across the lake to Durazno Department by ferryboat.

History

It was founded on 27 November 1853. On 13 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167, and then on 13 December 1994 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.666.

In 1945, the artificial lake of Rincon del Bonete hugely changed the landscape of this town, adding a water surface and, later, beaches.

Population

In 2011, San Gregorio de Polanco had a population of 3,415.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

References

1. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
2. "Ley Nº 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
3. "Ley Nº 16.666". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1994. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
4. "Stories of San Gregorio" (in Spanish). Brecha. 14 June 2013.
5. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

External links

• INE map of San Gregorio de Polanco

v t e Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay
Capital: Tacuarembó
Municipalities	Ansina Paso de los Toros San Gregorio de Polanco
Towns and villages	Achar Ansina Curtina Las Toscas Paso Bonilla Paso de los Toros Paso del Cerro San Gregorio de Polanco Tacuarembó Tambores
Sights	Cerro Batoví

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